The USD/KES exchange rate rose to 130.1250 on April 2, 2026, up 0.02% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Kenyan Shilling has weakened 0.75%, and is down by 0.87% over the last 12 months.

Historically, the USDKES reached an all time high of 163.00 in January of 2024. Kenyan Shilling - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on April 5 of 2026.

The Kenyan Shilling is expected to trade at 129.95 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 129.40 in 12 months time.



Crosses Price Day Year Date
USDKES 130.1250 0 0% 0.87% Apr/03
EURKES 150.1434 -0.6256 -0.41% 5.31% Apr/02
GBPKES 172.0942 -1.0038 -0.58% 1.84% Apr/02
AUDKES 89.9112 -0.2208 -0.25% 10.13% Apr/02
NZDKES 74.3925 -0.4541 -0.61% -0.62% Apr/02
KESJPY 1.2265 0.0057 0.47% 8.33% Apr/02
KESCNY 0.0529 0.0001 0.16% -6.18% Apr/02
KESCHF 0.0061 0.00003 0.55% -7.84% Apr/02
KESCAD 0.0107 0.00003 0.29% -2.12% Apr/02
KESMXN 0.1374 0.0004 0.30% -11.13% Apr/02
KESINR 0.7145 0.0024 0.34% 8.08% Apr/02
KESBRL 0.0396 0.00001 0.03% -9.17% Apr/02
KESRUB 0.6163 -0.0009 -0.14% -5.46% Apr/02
KESKRW 11.6061 -0.0235 -0.20% 3.14% Apr/02
KESIDR 130.4284 0.2440 0.19% 0.48% Apr/02
KESARS 10.6542 -0.0439 -0.41% 27.92% Apr/02
KESCZK 0.1633 0.0007 0.41% -7.14% Apr/02
KESDKK 0.0498 0.0002 0.42% -4.91% Apr/02
KESHUF 2.5575 0.0135 0.53% -9.56% Apr/02
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Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Kenya Inflation Rate 4.40 4.30 percent Mar 2026
United States Inflation Rate 2.40 2.40 percent Feb 2026
United States Fed Funds Interest Rate 3.75 3.75 percent Mar 2026
Kenya Interest Rate 8.75 9.00 percent Feb 2026
United States Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.40 percent Mar 2026
Kenya Unemployment Rate 5.40 5.60 percent Dec 2024

Kenyan Shilling
The USDKES spot exchange rate specifies how much one currency, the USD, is currently worth in terms of the other, the KES. While the USDKES spot exchange rate is quoted and exchanged in the same day, the USDKES forward rate is quoted today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
130.13 130.10 163.00 5.00 2001 - 2026 Daily